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Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 49.15s

Rizzardo²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 100

9/1

Unreliable type who posted modest fourth of 5 in handicap chase (8/1) at Market Rasen (19.2f) 26 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 41953-4

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Helford River^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 95

2/1

Got back on track when second of 5 in handicap chase over C&D 30 days ago. Weighted to go well eased 1 lb.

Form: 31138-2

Orchestrated^b²³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Hammond| T: M Young| OR: 84| D

4/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019, but veteran recorded good second of 9 in handicap chase at Fakenham (24.2f) 23 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 523P-52

Churchtown Glen²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Finn Lambert⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss M P Bryant| OR: 83

9/2

It's now twenty two runs since last win in 2018, but not disgraced when fourth of 6 in handicap chase at Warwick (20f) 20 days ago. Considered.

Form: 4462-34

Kiera Royale^t⁴⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-7| J: Ned Fox⁽⁷⁾| T: J Coulson| OR: 79

14/1

Arrives well out of sorts, pulled up in handicap chase at Uttoxeter (24f, good) 45 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 4240U-P

Wavecrest^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: David Noonan| T: N J Hawke| OR: 78

6/1

Ran one of his lesser races when fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Fontwell (26f) 16 days ago. Not dismissed if back on song, though.

Form: 413-345

Ahead Of Schedule²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs N S Evans| OR: 78

8/1

Had wind op/off 20 months before fair sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at Warwick (19f) 20 days ago, having run of race. Makes chase debut and needs to take a step forward.

Form: 60540/6

Forecasts

Helford River (2/1), Orchestrated (4/1), Churchtown Glen (9/2), Wavecrest (6/1), Ahead Of Schedule (8/1), Rizzardo (9/1), Kiera Royale (14/1)

A weakly-contested handicap in which HELFORD RIVER looks the way to go given he can race off a 1 lb lower mark than when a good recent C&D second. Churchtown Glen is a long time without a win but must enter calculations on the back of his creditable Warwick fourth, while veteran Orchestrated needs factoring in too.